Don't Get Scammed Buying Solar in Nigeria

ECCENTRIC SOLAR LIMITED

Certified Solar Installers · Abuja · Lokoja

Don't Get Scammed Buying Solar in Nigeria — Know Your Exact KVA Needs in 15 Minutes

Jonathan Onovo, Founder of Eccentric Solar Limited, greeting a customer at the store

You've probably already gotten three solar quotes. One says ₦3 million. Another says ₦6 million. A third says ₦8 million — for what sounds like the exact same system.

Nobody explained why.

Maybe you've already had that moment — scrolling through a Facebook ad at 11pm, seeing a "5KVA system, powers your whole house including AC and freezer," for a price that feels too good. Is this real, or is this the same story my cousin fell for?

Maybe you already know someone who paid a deposit to a vendor who sounded confident, professional, even had a nice showroom photo online — and then the installation failed, or the components were fake, and the same vendor stopped picking up calls.

Here's what most people don't realize until it's too late: a bad solar installation isn't just a wasted investment. Wrongly sized cables and breakers overheat. Missing earthing and surge protection turn a lightning strike or a NEPA voltage spike into a total system loss. That's not scare talk — it's basic electrical physics, and it's exactly why some of the "cheap" installations people brag about today quietly become house fires or total write-offs eighteen months later.

I've watched this happen more times than I can count. Not on a screen — in my own store, in my own client meetings, in phone calls where someone is telling me about a system that failed, degraded, or genuinely put their home at risk after another company installed it.

Here's the part that frustrates me most: it's usually not because solar "doesn't work" in Nigeria. It's because nobody sat the buyer down and separated what they actually need from everything they want — and nobody explained the safety layer that protects the investment once it's running.

So the installer either inflates the size to inflate the price, or cuts corners on cable, earthing, and protection to win on price. Or the buyer insists on powering everything — every socket, every AC, every appliance — and ends up needing a system twice the size (and twice the cost) of what their real daily life requires.

Either way, someone loses. Usually it's you.

Drop everything for the next few minutes and let me show you exactly how to stop this from happening to you.

Does any of this sound familiar?

  • Getting wildly different quotes for what's supposed to be the same system, with no way to know which one is honest
  • Worrying that a vendor could disappear the moment something goes wrong, or after collecting your deposit
  • Not knowing if the panels, battery, or inverter you're being sold are genuine, rebranded, or outright substandard
  • Never being told whether your installation has proper earthing, surge protection, or lightning protection — until something fails or worse
  • Watching your system underperform in dust or rainy season with no explanation of why
  • Being a tenant, landlord, or someone managing this purchase for family abroad, with nobody addressing your specific situation at all

I built a simple audit tool that tells you your real number and protects you from fire, weather, and vendor risk — before any installer tells you theirs.


The Story

Why I Built This

My name is Jonathan Onovo. I'm a solar installer. My company, Eccentric Solar Limited, is a registered, certified solar energy company here in Nigeria — we design and install residential and office solar systems, we run an energy audit and consultancy service, and we have a trained team of technicians we deploy for every contract.

Over the years, I've sat across from hundreds of clients doing the exact same thing: helping them separate what they actually need powered from everything they wish they could power. Almost every single time, once we do that exercise honestly, the cost comes down to something they can actually afford — and the system we install actually carries the load, instead of collapsing under it.

But for every client who reaches me, I know there are many more who don't. They go online instead. They see an ad promising a small, cheap system that "handles everything." They get talked into a size that doesn't match their real load. Or worse — they send a deposit to a vendor who disappears the moment something goes wrong, blaming "parts not available" until the calls simply stop.

I got tired of hearing these stories after the fact — when there was nothing left to do but commiserate. So I took the same audit process I use with my paying installation clients, and I turned it into something anyone can use themselves, before they ever hand over a naira to anyone — me included.

That's what this bundle is.

What You're Getting

Three Guides, One Complete Protection System

Don't Get Scammed Buying Solar in Nigeria - Main Guide
MAIN GUIDE
Don't Get Scammed Buying Solar in Nigeria
Spotting Fake or Substandard Solar Components - Bonus 1
BONUS 1
Spotting Fake or Substandard Solar Components
Verifying a Solar Company Before You Pay - Bonus 2
BONUS 2
Verifying a Solar Company Before You Pay
Complete Solar Buyer Protection Bundle - all three guides

Inside The Main Guide

What You Actually Get

⚡ Recently expanded — now covers fire prevention, earthing, lightning protection, and weather-proofing, at no extra cost to buyers.

This isn't a "tips" ebook. It's a working audit tool with two tracks — one for your home, one for an office or shop — built the same way I audit real installation contracts.

  • Pg. 3Needs vs. Wants Worksheet — the exact exercise I use with clients before I ever quote a job, so you walk in already knowing what actually matters.
  • Pg. 6Home Load Calculator (Track A) — pre-filled wattage references for common Nigerian household appliances, so you get your real KVA number in minutes, no engineering degree required.
  • Pg. 11Office & Business Load Calculator (Track B) — for shops, offices, and businesses running ACs and equipment through the workday, sized around your actual operating hours.
  • Pg. 15The 7-Point Vendor Vetting Checklist — the exact questions and red flags I'd want a family member to check before they pay any installer a deposit — including me.
  • Pg. 18Quote Comparison Tracker — a simple sheet to log multiple vendor quotes side-by-side against your real numbers, so you can see instantly who's being honest.
  • Pg. 20NEPA Bill Reduction Projection — for Band A households and offices, a realistic way to estimate how much your monthly bill could actually shrink.
  • Pg. 22Red Flags After Installation — early warning signs your system was undersized or a component is failing, before it becomes total collapse.
  • Pg. 27Fire Prevention: Cable & Breaker Safety — why wrongly-sized cables and breakers are a real fire risk, the warning signs, and the exact questions to ask before installation.
  • Pg. 31Surge Protection, Lightning Arrestors & Earthing — the protection layer most quotes never mention, including how to test if your existing house earthing still actually works.
  • Pg. 35Nigeria's Weather Reality — dust, rainy season underperformance, tilt angle, and panel placement mistakes that quietly kill your system's output.
  • Pg. 38Buying As a Tenant, Landlord, or For Family — specific guidance if you're renting, managing a property with multiple units, or funding an installation for someone else.

You don't need to be technical. You don't need to trust another salesman's word for it. You just need 15 minutes and your last NEPA bill.


Included With Your Purchase

Two Full Bonus Guides, Included Free

These aren't short add-ons. Each is a complete guide in its own right, built to close the two gaps a sizing calculation alone can't cover: knowing if the physical components are genuine, and knowing if the company installing them is legitimate.

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BONUS 1
Spotting Fake or Substandard Solar Components

How to physically inspect a panel, battery, or inverter before it's installed — including a direct output test that tells you more than any sticker can, how to weigh brand track record fairly, new or established, and how to spot rebranded hardware sold under a misleading name at an inflated price.

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BONUS 2
Verifying a Solar Company Before You Pay

A free, official, five-minute routine using real Nigerian government and professional-body portals — so you know exactly who you're paying before you pay them.


From Real Clients

What People Are Saying

OM
Omojola Matthew — Banker
Verified buyer

"I always believed I was financially informed, but I never realized how difficult it was to know the actual size of solar system I needed until I read this guide. It helped me compare my existing quotation, and to my surprise, I discovered I was about to pay for a system that wasn't the right fit. I avoided what could have been a very costly mistake."

★★★★★
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Tony Egbon — Abuja, Nigeria
Verified buyer

"The guide explained everything in such a simple, practical way that even without an engineering background, I now understand how panels, batteries, inverters, and power consumption work. From consultation to installation, there were no hidden surprises — everything was delivered exactly as promised."

★★★★★
JU
Jackson Ugo — Kentucky, USA
Verified buyer

"For years I wanted to install solar for my mother back home, but being thousands of miles away, I was always worried about losing money to a wrong decision. This guide answered questions I didn't even know I had. Today my family enjoys dependable power, and I know it's genuine, even from thousands of miles away."

★★★★★

Built For Real Nigerian Buyers

This Is For You If You're...

  • A homeowner building, renovating, or finally done with NEPA and generator fuel
  • A remote worker running AC all day and watching your Band A bill climb every month
  • A small business owner or shop operator losing money every time light goes off mid-workday
  • A landlord or property developer sizing solar across multiple units
  • A tenant who needs to know what to clarify with your landlord before installing anything
  • Someone abroad funding a solar installation for family back home, unable to inspect the work yourself

The Investment

What This Costs You — Versus What Getting It Wrong Costs You

A wrongly-sized or scammed solar purchase in Nigeria typically costs somewhere between ₦3 million and ₦8 million. This bundle exists so you never make that mistake blind.

Regular price: N9,800
N4,900
All 3 guides · One-time payment · Instant download · Launch price for the first 50 buyers
This N4,900 price is only for the first 50 buyers and includes both bonus guides free. Once the first 50 slots are gone, the bundle returns to N9,800.
Get The Complete Bundle Now

Instant download after payment · Works on phone or laptop


Built From Real Installations, Not Theory

This bundle is the same process I personally use with paying installation clients at Eccentric Solar Limited — not something written from a desk. If you have any questions while working through it, you can reach me directly on WhatsApp at +234 806 598 2565, and I'll help you make sense of your numbers.


Before You Go

Common Questions

I already got a quote. Is it too late to use this?

Not at all — the Quote Comparison Tracker inside is built exactly for this. Run your existing quote through it before you pay a deposit.

Is this only for homeowners?

No. There are two full tracks inside the main guide — Track A for homes and remote workers, Track B for offices and small businesses with higher NEPA bills.

Do I need technical knowledge to use it?

No. The worksheets are pre-filled with common appliance and equipment wattages — you just fill in what you use and for how long, and it calculates your real number for you.

What if I still need help after going through it?

You can reach out directly on WhatsApp at +234 806 598 2565, and I'll help you interpret your results.

Does this cover safety, or just sizing and pricing?

Both. The main guide now includes a full section on cable and breaker safety, earthing, surge protection, and lightning arrestors — the exact things that turn a bad installation into a fire risk, not just an underperforming one.


Know your real number before anyone else tells you theirs.

Get All 3 Guides Now — N4,900